Windsor Public Library |

Get ready for a week of creativity
and discovery!
From March 15–21, our branches will be buzzing with March Break fun — including hands‑on crafts, scavenger hunts, painting, model‑making, magic and more.
Explore all the activities happening at each location through our online events calendar, then plan your visits to make the most of your March Break adventure.
There’s something exciting waiting for everyone!

Events Calendar

Windsor Public Library
is your go-to place for
so many things to do and see.
Check out our Events Calendar and plan your next visit today.
It also shows where the new bookmobile FRED 2.0 will be each day.

2026 Event Calendar Link

The new Bookmobile,
FRED 2.0 is here!
Click on Services in the menu above and then look for the bookmobile photo for more information. Or you can use the link below to access the bookmobile calendar directly.
The new bookmobile is equipped to offer the same services as a regular library branch, including book lending, digital resources, and various programs for all ages.
The Bookmobile schedule can also be found in the Events Calendar.

Windsor Public Library
is open 7 days a week in 9
locations in 2026. Hours of operation are also standardized as noon to 8 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 10 am to 6 pm on all other days.

Regular Service Hours Link

50 Years Ago Today: Beatlemania USA

Posted in: February 7, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

On February 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time, at John F. Kennedy International Airport, giving rise to Beatlemania on this side of the Atlantic. The appearance by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, watched by a TV audience of 73 million viewers, marked the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The set list for their February 9, 1964, appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was: All My Loving; Till There Was You; She Continue Reading...

Philip Seymour Hoffman ~ 1967-2014

Posted in: February 2, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The world lost the distinctive voice of Philip Seymour Hoffman today, one of the screen’s finest actors, equally notable playing lead roles and supporting characters, in both film and on stage. Hoffman grew up in the village of Fairport, in upstate New York, and earned a BFA in Drama from The Tisch School of the Arts at NYU in 1989. His performance as Truman Capote in Capote (2005) is ranked 35th on Premiere Magazine’s 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006), a performance for which he Continue Reading...

Pete Seeger: 1919-2014

Posted in: January 28, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

“The key to the future of the world, is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.” ~Pete Seeger, 1919-2014...

WPL Continues to Expand its Database Collection

Posted in: January 10, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Windsor Public Library is pleased to announce it is now offering another online eResource to WPL customers: PressDisplay. WPL joins 13 other Ontario public libraries currently offering this service. PressDisplay is the online version of the resource that produces WPL’s printed NewspaperDirect Print-On-Demand newspapers, which are offered in-branch at Central Library (850 Ouellette Avenue). PressDisplay provides instant online access to today’s newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. The ever-expanding collection currently includes more than 2,000 titles—from 100 countries in 56 languages—and is an Continue Reading...

Nelson Mandela – 1918-2013

Posted in: December 6, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

The world has lost a leader whose like we will not see again. After spending much of this year in and out of hospital, Nelson Mandela died today, December 5, 2013, at age 95, after a life which hit the nadir and reached the zenith of human experience. While we are all poorer for his loss, we are infinitely richer for his impact on the 20th Century and humankind. Experience Mandela through his own words at Windsor Public Library. View a timeline of Nelson Mandela’s life Continue Reading...

Available beginning today at WPL: access to thousands of legal forms!

Posted in: November 6, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

LawDepot now available at Windsor Public Library

Windsor Public Library is pleased today to launch a new database for community use: LawDepot! Receive unlimited access to thousands of Canadian legal forms across all categories, including Wills and Powers of Attorney, Rental and Lease, Corporate documents, Landlord and Tenant, Goods & Service related forms, Loans, Debts, IOUs, Marriage and Divorce, Living Arrangements, Partnership and Joint Venture, Human Resources and a variety of other documents such as confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, cease and desist letters, termination agreements, affidavits and so much more with LawDepot. Continue Reading...

Learn Languages Online with Mango

Posted in: November 6, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Mango is an online language-learning system available free to WPL customers with library cards in good standing. Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language. By listening to and repeating after material designed from native conversations, you’ll not only learn the individual words and phrases, you’ll know how they’re used in practical situations and conversations. You’ll learn more than grammar, vocabulary and conjugation, you’ll learn how to communicate. And when you learn the everyday conversation skills and cultural insights you Continue Reading...

Literary Arts Windsor introduces The Jean Foster Award

Posted in: November 3, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

On November 2, at Bookfest Windsor 2013, Lenore Langs announced The Jean Foster Award, established by members of Literary Arts Windsor to honour the work and friendship of Jean Foster. It will be awarded to a young person (under 24) whom Literary Arts Windsor judges to have written the best 250-word essay about the importance of books and what books and reading mean to an individual. No amount of this annual prize has yet been established but the first prize should be awarded next year. A Continue Reading...

Windsor Public Library Presents Authors Oppel and Sylvester

Posted in: October 31, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

Kevin Sylvester and Kenneth Oppel at WPL

BookFest Windsor 2013 takes place November 2 and welcomes more than 25 celebrated authors presenting readings, panel discussions, book signings, and workshops on a variety of genres including novels, biographies, short stories, poetry, graphic novels, and comics. In addition to the program on November 2 at the Capitol Theatre, there are also special BookFest Windsor events at a number of venues including the Central Branch of Windsor Public Library, 850 Ouellette Avenue. On Friday, November 1, WPL presents Kevin Sylvester who will lead a 10:00 am Continue Reading...

Library Brings Back Late Fees and Fines

Posted in: October 9, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | No comments

At the regular October meeting of the Windsor Public Library Board, a motion was unanimously approved which brings back late fees and fines to library users effective November 15, thus ending the trial “fine free” period which had existed since January, 2012. In making the announcement, Library Board Chair, Dr. Peter Frise said that, “everything the WPL Board has done recently, and any plans it has for the future, is directed at providing the best library service to the Windsor community and enhancing access to the Continue Reading...